Hi Darren, it is really interesting how simple this brush is. But anyway absolutely effective, I have to say 😊 Thank you for watching an nice greetings, Christian
HAHA! As I'm watching this video, there is a package of sensor-cleaning kits next to me on my desk. They have been there for a week waiting for me to stop being lazy and clean my sensors. I shall consider myself reminded. 😃 (And I have brushes, too.)
Hi Eric, haha, that's indeed funny 😂 I know, cleaning the sensor is not the most interesting thing in the world. But I have to say, since I use the brush, it's much easier, much faster and I just do it. With chemistry I also always shifted the cleaning in front of me 🙂 Great to hear that you are using them already! Enjoy your Sunday, Christian
Thanks you Chistian for a good type! I have my Nikon D90 for 15 years and I never cleaned the sensor. But I'm very careful when I change the lenses. (2 seconds of openned mount :-D) and always close rear lenses (this is not protected by UV filter, so I prefer to do). I simply did't need it. It's not good to be anxious for changing the lenses, if we need change, we change, but why not to be fast when we can :) I thinks sensor is not so fragile as one might things, hovever if we can avoid to touch it, it's always better. Yes, may be this comment seem like many of contradictions in the same sentence, but it's not. Using normally our cameras, without to be so anxious with frequently cleaning or to be anxious with not cleaning sensor at all :-D
Hi Marek, alright, when we are careful we really don't need to clean the sensor all to often. But 15 years sounds after a long time 🙂 Thanks a lot for your insights, my friend! Enjoy your Sunday evening, Christian
Good advice here! I've actually only cleaned my sensor on any camera only once. It was after changing lenses in the sossusvlei of Namibia. It seemed to be wind still so I thought it was possible not a good idea... we have a company specialised in sensor cleaning here close by. People from all over the world send they're cameras to him. He told me that mirrorless cameras are killinghis buisnes. The nr 1 reason of dirt on sensors is is the mirror mechanism on dlsr cameras. The moving parts produce tiny peaces of metal and even oil from the mechbisme. The mirror slapping in the body throws this stuf around and on to the sensors. Since the mirror les era he had seen his business decline. I only use the blower myself from time to time but never bothered with cleaning it. Maybe it's that super sonic wave system in my olymous / om system camera that does the trick no idea. Grt guido
Hi Guido, thank you for adding that, my friend. Yes, that's true what you said with the mirror. Same is with the mechanical shutter, by the way. This is why you shouldn't shoot sustained fire all the time. I didn't mention that in the video as we generally don't tend to do that in landscape photography 😆 I also think, since mirrorless cameras appeared, it got easier to clean the sensor as you don't need to put the mirror down before cleaning. That would not be a big deal, of course. But you know: the more complicated something is, the less people try to do. If we keep everything clean, it is indeed not often the case to clean the sensor. I also use just the blower, most of the time. Just when there is a dust spot, I grab my brush 😊 However, thank you for adding! Nice greetings, Christian
Thank you Christian, this is an important video for me due to I do not ever have clean sensors. I'm not practical. I'm carful to clean the lens and back kap before use. Usingf a blower and lens paper. But now I have two 2nd hand camras that I currently learning to use and I may need to clean sensors on them..
Hi Erik, when we are careful, we don't need to clean our sensor all too often. But from time to time it is anyway necessary. But with the brush that's not a big deal anymore 😊 Enjoy your Sunday, Christian
I never put a rear cap from my pocket onto a lens. I take off the rear cup of lens A, take lens B off the body, put lens A onto the body, put the rear cap from lens A onto lens B. So yes, the rear elements of the lenses can catch some dust, just like the sensor, in this operation. But I don't have dirty lens caps lying around... And the leftover lens cap, take came from lens B that was on the body, that is paired with the body cap of the body and somewhere in a cupboard at home. So lens and body caps are not lying around anywhere, gathering dust on their inside. They only gather dust on the outside. :-)
Hi Tim, I know, I know: that's a bad behaviour to put it into the pocket or into the bag :) And I didn't do that all the time, just when I had to save time, which happens from time to time. But that's already enough to get dust into the rear cap and rear side of the lens 😊 The way you do it is how it should be done. Thank you for your insights, my friend! Enjoy your Sunday, Christian
Hi Dave, good question. I used that vibrating mode out in the field for a while, that was before I got my brush. The thing is: it works with dry dust, but as soon as it glues a bit on the sensor, which is often given when moisture comes into the game, it doesn't work anymore. The brush works much better here for me and I don't have any need for the vibration mode anymore. Have a great Sunday, Christian
most of the dust spots are NOT because of dust on my lens (particularly on back element) but because of dust on the sensor .. so I am not completely wrong (1:30) .. completely wrong is probably to stash a lens rear cap in the pocket .. anyway, I personally use for to clean my sensors a blower (with rear dust filter), if that doesn't help then I use swab \wo liquid and if that doesn't help then I use swab with cleaner ... swabs are throwaway .. I don't use brushes .. in reality, I do wet cleaning probably only once in the year per camera ... Never had any issue with it .. point is that you're not going to clean residuum from moist \wo wet cleaning .. your charged brush is so cool but not a magic ...
Hi Sig, interesting. The majority of my dust spots are indeed on the lenses. And that for all my cameras/lenses. I don't know your sensor and lenses, of course. However, interesting. Thanks a lot for your insights, my friend 😊 Have a great Sunday, Christian
Thanks, I was unaware of this brush method. Ordered one from your link.
Hi David, I'm sure you'll enjoy it. It's really good 😊
Have a great Sunday,
Christian
The ONKY cheap thing when it comes to photography accessories :-) :-)
Great video
Hi Darren, it is really interesting how simple this brush is. But anyway absolutely effective, I have to say 😊
Thank you for watching an nice greetings,
Christian
HAHA! As I'm watching this video, there is a package of sensor-cleaning kits next to me on my desk. They have been there for a week waiting for me to stop being lazy and clean my sensors. I shall consider myself reminded. 😃 (And I have brushes, too.)
Hi Eric, haha, that's indeed funny 😂 I know, cleaning the sensor is not the most interesting thing in the world. But I have to say, since I use the brush, it's much easier, much faster and I just do it. With chemistry I also always shifted the cleaning in front of me 🙂 Great to hear that you are using them already!
Enjoy your Sunday,
Christian
Thanks you Chistian for a good type! I have my Nikon D90 for 15 years and I never cleaned the sensor. But I'm very careful when I change the lenses. (2 seconds of openned mount :-D) and always close rear lenses (this is not protected by UV filter, so I prefer to do). I simply did't need it.
It's not good to be anxious for changing the lenses, if we need change, we change, but why not to be fast when we can :)
I thinks sensor is not so fragile as one might things, hovever if we can avoid to touch it, it's always better. Yes, may be this comment seem
like many of contradictions in the same sentence, but it's not. Using normally our cameras, without to be so anxious with frequently cleaning or to be anxious with not cleaning sensor at all :-D
Hi Marek, alright, when we are careful we really don't need to clean the sensor all to often. But 15 years sounds after a long time 🙂
Thanks a lot for your insights, my friend! Enjoy your Sunday evening,
Christian
Good advice here! I've actually only cleaned my sensor on any camera only once. It was after changing lenses in the sossusvlei of Namibia. It seemed to be wind still so I thought it was possible not a good idea... we have a company specialised in sensor cleaning here close by. People from all over the world send they're cameras to him. He told me that mirrorless cameras are killinghis buisnes. The nr 1 reason of dirt on sensors is is the mirror mechanism on dlsr cameras. The moving parts produce tiny peaces of metal and even oil from the mechbisme. The mirror slapping in the body throws this stuf around and on to the sensors. Since the mirror les era he had seen his business decline. I only use the blower myself from time to time but never bothered with cleaning it. Maybe it's that super sonic wave system in my olymous / om system camera that does the trick no idea. Grt guido
Hi Guido, thank you for adding that, my friend. Yes, that's true what you said with the mirror. Same is with the mechanical shutter, by the way. This is why you shouldn't shoot sustained fire all the time. I didn't mention that in the video as we generally don't tend to do that in landscape photography 😆
I also think, since mirrorless cameras appeared, it got easier to clean the sensor as you don't need to put the mirror down before cleaning. That would not be a big deal, of course. But you know: the more complicated something is, the less people try to do.
If we keep everything clean, it is indeed not often the case to clean the sensor. I also use just the blower, most of the time. Just when there is a dust spot, I grab my brush 😊
However, thank you for adding!
Nice greetings,
Christian
Great tips Christian. I have a similar tool to that brush but it is a sensor pen. Works pretty much the same way. Thanks for the video buddy 👍🙏
Hi Adrian, there exist some really interesting tools to keep the sensor clean. Thank you for adding, buddy 😉
Nice greetings,
Christian
Thank you Christian, this is an important video for me due to I do not ever have clean sensors. I'm not practical. I'm carful to clean the lens and back kap before use. Usingf a blower and lens paper. But now I have two 2nd hand camras that I currently learning to use and I may need to clean sensors on them..
Hi Erik, when we are careful, we don't need to clean our sensor all too often. But from time to time it is anyway necessary. But with the brush that's not a big deal anymore 😊
Enjoy your Sunday,
Christian
Wieder einmal tolle Tipps, sehr interessant, danke👍
Vielen Dank 😊
I never put a rear cap from my pocket onto a lens. I take off the rear cup of lens A, take lens B off the body, put lens A onto the body, put the rear cap from lens A onto lens B.
So yes, the rear elements of the lenses can catch some dust, just like the sensor, in this operation. But I don't have dirty lens caps lying around... And the leftover lens cap, take came from lens B that was on the body, that is paired with the body cap of the body and somewhere in a cupboard at home. So lens and body caps are not lying around anywhere, gathering dust on their inside.
They only gather dust on the outside. :-)
Hi Tim, I know, I know: that's a bad behaviour to put it into the pocket or into the bag :) And I didn't do that all the time, just when I had to save time, which happens from time to time. But that's already enough to get dust into the rear cap and rear side of the lens 😊
The way you do it is how it should be done. Thank you for your insights, my friend!
Enjoy your Sunday,
Christian
You didn’t mention sensor cleaning mode. Do you ever use it?
Hi Dave, good question. I used that vibrating mode out in the field for a while, that was before I got my brush. The thing is: it works with dry dust, but as soon as it glues a bit on the sensor, which is often given when moisture comes into the game, it doesn't work anymore. The brush works much better here for me and I don't have any need for the vibration mode anymore.
Have a great Sunday,
Christian
most of the dust spots are NOT because of dust on my lens (particularly on back element) but because of dust on the sensor .. so I am not completely wrong (1:30) .. completely wrong is probably to stash a lens rear cap in the pocket .. anyway, I personally use for to clean my sensors a blower (with rear dust filter), if that doesn't help then I use swab \wo liquid and if that doesn't help then I use swab with cleaner ... swabs are throwaway .. I don't use brushes .. in reality, I do wet cleaning probably only once in the year per camera ... Never had any issue with it .. point is that you're not going to clean residuum from moist \wo wet cleaning .. your charged brush is so cool but not a magic ...
Hi Sig, interesting. The majority of my dust spots are indeed on the lenses. And that for all my cameras/lenses.
I don't know your sensor and lenses, of course. However, interesting.
Thanks a lot for your insights, my friend 😊
Have a great Sunday,
Christian